Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 785.52
Septic shock
  • ICD-9-CM 785.52 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 785.52 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 785.52.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 785.52: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 785.52 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R65.21 Severe sepsis with septic shock
Approximate Synonyms
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, anaerobic
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, Escherichia coli
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, gram negative
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, meningococcal
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, MRSA
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, Pseudomonas
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, salmonella
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, serratia
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, staphylococcus
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, streptococcal
  • Septic shock due to Hemophilus influenza septicemia with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus septicemia with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock due to Salmonella with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock due to Staphylococcal septicemia with acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
  • Septic shock organ dysfunction, Hemophilus influenza
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w anaerobic septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Chromobacterium septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w coagulase negative Staph septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w E coli septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Enterococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Gonococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w gram neg septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w gram pos septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Hemophilus influenza septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w meningococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w MRSA septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w MSSA septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Salmonella septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Serratia septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Staph septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group A septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group B septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep pneumoniae septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to anaerobic septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Chromobacterium
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to coagulate-negative staphylococcu
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to coagulate-negative staphylococcus (disorder)
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to enterococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Escherichia coli septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to gonococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to gram positive coccus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to group A streptococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to group B streptococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to meningococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to pneumococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to septicemia, final identification pending
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Serratia septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Streptococcal septicemia
  • Shock, septic
Code First
  • Code first:
    • systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process with organ dysfunction (995.92)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 785.52:
  • Endotoxic shock 785.52
  • Septic - see also condition
    • shock (endotoxic) 785.52
  • Shock 785.50
    • endotoxic 785.52
      • due to surgical procedure 998.0
    • gram-negative 785.52
    • septic 785.52
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